Method of securing attaching strings to wearing apparel



F. L. STREITFELD. METHOD 0F SECURING ATTACHING STRINGS TO WEARING APPAREL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. T71 1921.

Patented Jau-31,

arras f FRANCES L. STREITFELD, or ATLANTE CITY, New JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patted 311,31, 19.22.

Application filed March 17, 1921. -Serial No. 452,943;

To all fui/710m t may concer/a i Be it known that i, FRANCES L. STREIT- Flinn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlantic City, county of Atlantic, and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Method of Securing Attaching Strings to Wearing Apparel, of which the following is a specification.

rlhe leading object of the present invention is to eliminate the sewing of attaching strings to articles of wearing apparel such as lrabicsj capsA or bonnets, sun-bonnets, night gowns, corset covers, pajamasand the like and provide a simple, inexpensive and practical method of applying the same.

'lhe invention consists of theV impro-vements heieinafter described and finally claimed.

rihe nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in. connection with the accompanyingy drawings forming part hereof, and in which: n

Fig. l, is a fragmentary view of an article of wearing apparel illustrating a. string or strap ready for application thereto.

`l-`ig. 2, is a similar view illustra-ting the irst position of a string or strap as applied thereto.

' liig. 3, is a similar view illustrating the second position of a string or strap as applied thereto.

lfigs. 4- and 5, are similar views illustrating the third and last positions of a string or stra-p as applied thereto, and

`Fig, 6, is a perspective view of a babys cap or bonnet having applied thereto attaching strings or straps in accordance with the present method.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, l have shown inr the accompanying drawing one form thereof which is at present preferred by me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to he understood that the various instrumenta-Eties of which my invention consists can he variously arranged and organized and that my inifention is not limited to the precise ar rangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

In the drawings, 10 designates an article of wearing apparel which may be a bahys cap or bonnet, a night-gown, a corset-cover, pajamas or other garment in which opposed parts are to loe securedtogether .by strings or straps. ll designates' an attachingstring i lor strapadapted to be secured to article l0. According to my present method, instead of sewing the string or strap 4ll to article 10, l removablyV secure the parts .together and in this connection, it is to be .noted that no pins, clamps, brads `or like fastening mediums are employed. In practicing the present method, .l iirstform in each part of article l() to which a string or strap ll is to vloe attached a buttonhole 1,2,.see

Fig. l. l then form in end. A olf-a string or strapll a pair of spacedy button-holes l-la' see 'Fig'. l. End B of a string or strap ll is then passed first to the rear ofand then outwardly through button-hole 12 in article lO'as shown in Fig. 2. End A of a string or strap 1l is next folded outwardly over upon itself so that button-hole leioverlies and registers with button-hole 13, see Fig. rlhe end B of a string or strap l1 is then passed through aligned button-holes lr-lfl to the -rear of part A as clearly shown in Fig. 4L. rlhe parts are now (rzwn taut thereby securely attaching a string or strap to article l0. i/Vhen Vdrawing the parts taut the part A being in the form of a loop provides a bow-effect as clearly shown in Fig. As shownin Fig. l, of the drawings, the part A is enlarged vor widened out as at C-G in order to enhance the bow-effect although this is not always necessary. Strings vor stra-ps so applied form an etlicient, practical., neat and inex pensive method ofattachment and while readily removable cannot become accidently detached as is frequently the case when sewed to place.r Further, no metallic parts are provided'in the present means of attachment. It sometimes happensv that an article itself does not require washing or is made of such fine material as to preclude washing thereof, yet it is desirable to wash the attaching strings or straps which become unduly soiled because of frequent handling. According to the present invention, the attaching strings or straps may be readily removed for washing purposes and quickly attached without sewing. Another advantage results to travelers in that it is not necessary to be provided with sewing equipment in order to replace an attaching string or strapin accordance with the present method.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention andthe above description and while I have in the present instance shown and described the preferred Vembodiment thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the same is suscep vvtible 'of .modification in various particulars Without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. Y

lhat I claim is:

Y l.y The herein described method of securing an attaching string or strap to an article of Wearing apparel which Consists in forming a button-hole in said article, pass` ing through said button-hole one end of a string or strap, Vthe opposite end of which Y isvprovided with kspaced buttonholes, folding said string or strap so that thebutton-holes thereof are in alignment and passing thatl of which is provided With button-holes dis- Y posed in register'the opposite end of said string or strap passing first through the article buttonliole and then through the last mentioned button-holes said string or strap being drawn taut to securely interengage said parts.

A construction as vdescribed in claim 2,

characterized by said string or strap having 'an enlarged portion adjacent its buttonlioles which portion provides a bow-effect when the parts are drawn taut.V

ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

FRANCES L. STREITFELD 

